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Serageldin Speaks about the Role and Responsibilities of Higher Education

In the plenary session of the 14 th General Conference of the International Association of Universities (IAU) that was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 28 November 2012, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria gave a speech entitled “Are Higher Education Institutions ...

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Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies to Pursue Further Success

The Board of Directors of the BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies held a meeting in Athens, Greece, chaired by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria. A new Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Serageldin and Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, President of the ...

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BA Opening Hours on 27 November 2012

The BA will close to public on Tuesday, 27 November 2012, at 3:30 pm. ...

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A Series of Events on the Danish Writer Karen Blixen

The BA, in collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Cairo, organizes a commemorative exhibition on the Danish Writer Karen Blixen (1885-1962) who spent many years in Kenya, East Africa. The Exhibition is held from 20 to 29 November 2012 at the BA Main Library, B1 level. Banners and texts on ...

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"The History of the Arabic Book and its Cultural Role" Seminar

The BA and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) co-organizes, on 26 and 27 November 2012, a seminar on the History of the Arabic Book and its Cultural Role, with the participation of eminent Egyptian and Arab experts, intellectuals, academia and scholars. The event ...

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